U.S. Identifies and Sanctions LockBit 3.0 Leader After Eleventh-Hour Data Dump

Update (1035 EST): The U.S. Department of Justice has formally charged Mr. Khoroshev. The announcement reads below: "Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, also known as LockBitSupp, LockBit, and putinkrab, 31, of Voronezh, Russia, is charged by a 26-count indictment returned by a...

Polish Judge with Access to Classified Information Defects to Belarus

Defection Timeline On May 6th, 2024, at approximately 0500 EST, Polish Judge Tomasz Szmydt of the Warsaw Voivodeship Administrative Court and the former head of...

Belarus Orders Inspection of Tactical Nuclear Weapons

As this publication reported in March 2023, the Russian Federation signed several Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Belarus to host nuclear weapons on Belarusian...

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Wichita, KS Assailed by Cyber Attacks as Air Force Planes Flee Severe Weather

Ransomware Attack Announcement At approximately 0500 EST, the City of Wichita, Kansas announced that a ransomware attack had caused the shutdown of some systems as...

ICJ Begins Deliberation Regarding Provisional Measures Against Ecuador

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced they will begin deliberation on a number of provisional measures against Ecuador regarding the ongoing court...

ICJ Delivers Verdict on Nicaragua v. Germany Case

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered its ruling on Nicaragua's request for provisional measures to be instated against Germany concerning their policy...

Tracking Recent American MQ-9 Reaper Losses

Over the past year, the United States has lost several MQ-9 Reaper drones due to adversarial action, whether it be from the Russians, Iran-backed...

Kerem Shalom Strike Likely Played Key Role in Negotiations Collapse

High-Profile Negotiations As this publication reported earlier this morning, the Israel Defense Forces have begun evacuating civilians from East Rafah, Gaza Strip and are poised...

Israeli Invasion of Rafah Imminent

Signs are pointing to the Israeli invasion of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, beginning soon. The proposition of the invasion has been highly...

Israel Bans Al-Jazeera

The Israeli cabinet has voted to shut down the operations of Al-Jazeera in the country, claiming the network to be a national security threat....

Houthis Announce “Fourth Stage of Escalation,” Expand Targeting of Commercial Vessels Heading to Israeli Ports

In response to what is likely an impending military assault on the Gazan city of Rafah by Israeli forces, the Houthis have announced that...

Taiwanese Lawmakers Urge Increased Protection of Taiwan-Matsu Underwater Cables

A Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator, Hung Sun-han, urged additional protection for the underwater internet cables that run from Taiwan to the Matsu Islands...

Philippine Research Vessel Continues to Loiter Inside Philippine EEZ

On May 1st, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced they would dispatch a vessel to intercept the Chinese research vessel, the Shen Kuo, currently...

South Korean Fighter Shot Down Chinese Balloon Near Baengnyeongdo, Incheon

According to the Seoul Broadcasting System and local South Korean Media, the Korean military shot down a "balloon-shaped flying vehicle" near Baengnyeongdo, Incheon, after...

Xi and Blinken Meeting Further Sign that China Does Not Want to Repair Diplomatic Relationship

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken traveled to China from April 24th to 26th to meet with senior Chinese officials. During the trip, Blinken...

U.S. Identifies and Sanctions LockBit 3.0 Leader After Eleventh-Hour Data Dump

Update (1035 EST): The U.S. Department of Justice has formally charged Mr. Khoroshev. The announcement reads below: "Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, also known as LockBitSupp, LockBit,...

Polish Judge with Access to Classified Information Defects to Belarus

Defection Timeline On May 6th, 2024, at approximately 0500 EST, Polish Judge Tomasz Szmydt of the Warsaw Voivodeship Administrative Court and the former head of...

Belarus Orders Inspection of Tactical Nuclear Weapons

As this publication reported in March 2023, the Russian Federation signed several Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Belarus to host nuclear weapons on Belarusian...

Two Ukrainian “Secret Service” Officers Arrested for Plot to Kill President Zelensky

The Announcement According to the Ukrainian Security Service, two employees of the State Security Administration (UDO) have been arrested under suspicion of plotting to kill...

Chinese Nationals Kidnapped in the Central African Republic

According to independent local sources, an undisclosed number of Chinese nationals working at a mining site in Gofo, Basse-Kotto prefecture, in the Central African...

Chinese Mining Operations Temporarily Suspended Following Animal Poisonings in Niger

A mission report published by a delegation of members from the commune of Tabelot, in conjunction with the Nigerien Defense and Security Forces (FDS),...

Civil Activists Call on President Touadera to Protect Central African Journalists Against Foreign Influence

Several civil society leaders and activists from the Central African Republic (CAR) have penned a letter dated April 30th to President Faustin Archange Touadera,...

1650 Mozambican Marines Trained Through European Union Training Mission

A training mission in Mozambique, launched by the European Union in 2021 to assist the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) in its fight against an...

Thousands, Not Millions, of Colombian Munitions Missing

The Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, stated that over 1.3 million rounds of ammunition had disappeared from military bases in the Cundinamarca and La Guajira...

ICJ Begins Deliberation Regarding Provisional Measures Against Ecuador

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced they will begin deliberation on a number of provisional measures against Ecuador regarding the ongoing court...

Congress Approves Economic Reform Bill, Argentina

Argentina's Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the nation's Congress, approved a reform bill targeting the nation's economy in the country's latest attempt...

Thousands of Indigenous People Protest in Brazil

Thousands of indigenous protestors marched on the streets of Brasilia, Brazil's capital, on Thursday, calling for the government to increase security in indigenous territory,...

Germany and Czech Republic Accuse Russia of Cyberattacks

The German government, alongside the Czech Republic, the US Department of State, and NATO, has accused the Russian government of initiating cyberattacks against Germany's...

Ukrainian National Sentenced for Role in REvil Ransomware Operation

A Ukrainian man was sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison on Wednesday for his role in conducting over 2,500 ransomware attacks...

Database of Argentine Driver’s Licenses Allegedly Stolen by Hacker Group

A group of hackers have allegedly hacked a database holding all of Argentina's driver's licenses, requesting a payment of $3,000 USD for whoever wishes...

PRC Spokesman Denies Cyber Campaign Allegations

What's going on:  In a recent interview by media, a PRC Spokesperson speaks out against alleged "so-called cyber attacks by China against UK, are completely...

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